Tag: Sports
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Workaholics could benefit from yoga, relieving aches and pains from too much desk-time. Spending 35 hours or more at a desk each week, unsurprisingly, may result in headaches, pain in the shoulders, neck, back and feet due to limited exertion and circulation. Rather than reaching for a painkiller, tight muscles and stiff joints can unwind with some simple yoga poses that…
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Zest magazine has launched its 8-week summer body challenge, inviting readers to document their progress in the Zest Reader Blogs. Readers have various reasons for taking up the challenge, from shaping up for a summer wedding to reclaiming their pre-baby figure, training for a triathlon to a 10k run. Bloggers can log their progress, upload images and even seek advice.…
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The UK’s Longest Bike Ride 2012 is looking for sports massage therapists to help with tired and achy muscles at the event, between 14th and 23rd September 2012. The team intends to cycle over 1000 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats, covering 100 miles a day – a serious physical challenge! The team hopes…
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After an injury tissues heal, but muscles learn and readily develop habits of guarding that outlast the injury. Dr J Travell, physician to John F Kennedy As featured in ‘Prevention is better than cure’ – Cameron Reid talks about his work with a premiership football team and corporate clients. International Therapist, April 2012.
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Contrary to common conception, it appears that osteoporosis doesn’t just affect older women, but also around 20% of men over 65. Now, a new study reveals that young men can also use exercise to substantially increase their bone mass, which may in turn protect against osteoporosis later in life. According to Huffington Post’s article ‘Exercises…
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Look out for Channel 4 series, Best of British, documenting the training and lives of athletes in the run-up to the 2012 London Paralympic Games. Paralympic swimmer, Graham Edmunds, was recently featured in International Therapist, talking about the importance of sports massage in aiding recovery. www.channel4.com/programmes/best-of-british/4od
